Flaming Sconces

 Back in April we re-acquired a pair of blacksmith-made thingumies from the Folly

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The Folly could not use them so they offered them to us.  They nearest anybody got to a credible intended purpose was wall mounted lighting sconces.   

sconce¹

/skɒns/

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noun

1. a candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket.

   "a wall sconce"

   • a flaming torch or candle secured in a sconce.

     "the sconces burning in the passage provided some light"

They have adorned the main lounge since.  Easy on the eye but so far useless.  LED technology moves ahead at astonishing speed and among recent developments have been very realistic flame-effect bulbs with 'flames' that flicker most realistically.  So now our sconces have been lit.  The still pictures do not capture the flicker but you get the idea:

Each is just 6 Watts and besides the impressive flicker they cast a comfortingly warm glow.  This winter the heating needs all the help it can get.